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| May 3, 1735 |
Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina dies. The British government offers to give the position to Oglethorpe, who refuses it
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James Oglethorpe |
| September 18, 1812 |
Herschel Johnson born, Burke County, Georgia |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| March 21, 1825 |
In a ceremony on Johnson Square, the Marquis de LaFayette lays the cornerstone for a memorial dedicated to Revolutionary War hero General Nathanael Greene
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Nathanael Greene |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
| July 14, 1846 |
Responding to a firm anti-war (Mexican-American War) stance from the Whigs, Democrat Hershel V. Johnson charges Whig Alexander Stephens is a liar. Stephens challenged Johnson to a duel, which never occured. Athough they would eventually become close friends, Johnson and Stephens would not speak for 9 years. |
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Alexander Stephens |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| November 9, 1853 |
Herschel Vespasian Johnson begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| December 11, 1858 |
Johnson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Johnson County, Georgia |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| April 23, 1860 |
At the Democratic National convention a long-feared split occurs. Southerners leave and northerners choose Stephen A. Douglas as their presidential nominee. To help offset the Southern defection, Douglas choses anti-secessionist Herschel Johnson as his vice-presidential nominee. |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| May 29, 1865 |
Andrew Johnson rescinds Sherman's Special Order 15, returning the confiscated and abandoned land to its original owners.
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| June 17, 1865 |
James Johnson, a pro-Union Georgian appointed by President Andrew Johnson begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| December 19, 1865 |
Governor James Johnson, who had been appointed by Andrew Johnson (no relation), gives up the position to Charles Jenkins, who had been inaugurated five days earlier
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Charles Jones Jenkins |
| July 16, 1866 |
The Second Freedman's Bureau Act passed over Pres. Andrew Johnson's veto, allowing former slaves to retain ownership of land in Ogeechee District.
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| August 16, 1880 |
U. S. Senator, Georgia governor, and Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee (1860) Herschel Johnson dies near Louisville, Georgia (Jefferson County) |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| May 18, 1912 |
For three innings Ty Cobb put up with insults from New York Highlanders fan Claude Lueker. Finally, Cobb charge the man, beating him fiercely. Lueker, who had lost a hand in an industrial accident could not defend himself. A. L. President Ban Johnson, who was attending the game, immediately suspended Cobb. |
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Ty Cobb |
| November 5, 1948 |
Bob Barr is born, Johnson City, Iowa
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| January 2, 1953 |
Russell nominates Lyndon Baines Johnson for minority leader at the Democratic caucus
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| March 12, 1956 |
Declaration of Constitutional Principles, also known as the "Southern Manifesto," is released to the press. Georgia Senator Richard B. Russell wrote the final draft of the Manifesto, which attacked the Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education Topeka. Only three southern Senators refused to sign it: Estes Kefauver, Albert Gore (Sr.) and Lyndon Johnson.
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The Road to Integration
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| February 29, 1960 |
In response to a filibuster organized by Georgia Senator Richard Russell, Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson announces he will keep the Senate in session continuously until a new Civil Rights bill proposed by the Eisenhower administration is passed. A watered-down version of the bill will pass later in the year.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
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The Road to Integration
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| June 3, 1963 |
Vice-president Lyndon Baines Johnson tells advises President John F. Kennedy (through a staff member) that "blacks are tired of this patience stuff..." and that Kennedy ought to "sit-down with Russell" and answer every argument he made against civil rights
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
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The Road to Integration
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| November 29, 1963 |
President Lyndon Johnson issues a call for a committee to investigate the Kennedy assassination. Georgia Senator Richard Russell's name is on the list of members.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| September 14, 1964 |
Carl Vinson is awarded the Medal of Freedom by U. S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. |
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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| November 3, 1964 |
Georgia is one of six states whose electoral votes are won by Barry Goldwater. Lyndon Johnson wins by a landslide. Georgia objected to much of Johnson's "Great Society" plans.
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| February 9, 1965 |
Dr. Martin Luther King meets with President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Martin Luther King
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| April 19, 1966 |
Donald Hollowell, appointed as Regional Director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson, opens the Atlanta office of the EEOC. |
| January 20, 1969 |
Dean Rusk leaves office at the end of President Lyndon B. Johnson's term.
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Dean Rusk
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| November 5, 1974 |
Democrat Herman Talmadge defeats Republican Jerry Johnson in the race for U. S. Senate |
| July 18, 2006 |
In Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial primary, former Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor defeated Secretary of State Cathy Cox while controversial Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was forced into a runoff by virtually unknown former DeKalb County Commissioner Henry "Hank" Johnson Jr. Republican Governor Sonny Perdue was renominated and Scott Cagle defeated Ralph Reed for Lt. Governor. |
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Cynthia McKinney |
| August 8, 2006 |
In a run-off election, Hank Johnson defeats Cynthia McKinney for the U. S. House |
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Cynthia McKinney |
| November 7, 2006 |
Sonny Perdue (Republican) defeats Mark Taylor (Democrat) by a margin of 3-2. In other races, Casey Cagle (R) was elected Lieutenant Governor over Jim Martin (D), Karen Handel (R) defeated Gail Buckner (D) for Secretary of State. U. S. House winners were :Jack Kingston, District 1; Sanford Bishop, District 2; Lynn Westmoreland, District 3; Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr., District 4; John Lewis, District 5; Tom Price, District 6; John Linder, District 7; Jim Marshall, District 8; Nathan Deal, District 9; Charlie Norwood, District 10; Phil Gingrey, District 11; John Barrow, District 12; David Scott, District 13 |
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Election of 2006 |
| March 27, 2008 |
Charles Johnson enters Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. He stalks a male nurse whom he blames for his mother's death in 2004 and kills him. He kills two more people while making his escape before being shot by a Columbus police detective. |
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Gunman at Doctors Hospital |
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Columbus, Georgia |
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Muscogee County, Georgia |
| November 4, 2008 |
In the general election, Republican John McCain receives 2,046,419 votes (52.3%) to Democrat Barrack Obama's 1,840,397 votes (47.0%). Libertarian Bob Barr received 28,771 (0.7). For the U. S. Senate, Republican Saxby Chambliss received 1,864,909 votes (49.8%), Democrat Jim Martin received 1840397 votes (46.8%) and Libertarian Allen Buckley received 127.785 votes (3.4%), forcing the election into a run-off. U. S. House elections sent Jack Kiingston, Sanford Bishop, Lynn Wesstmoreland, Hank Johnson, JR., John Lewis, Tom Price, John Linder, Jim Marshall, Nathan Deal, Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey, John Barrow, and David Scott to Washington |
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